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Thursday, April 10, 2014

A to Z April Challenge: I is for Ina

My theme for the A to Z April Challenge is “In-Laws and
Out-Laws – Friends of the Family.” I
will be researching friends, colleagues, neighbors - those people who came and
went touching my family’s lives in both small and large ways.

Ina and her family lived on the same street as Sallie and
George during those stormy years in Shenandoah, Virginia . No
doubt Ina saw and heard quite a lot. There
was almost a twenty-year difference in age between Ina and Sallie, so they
might not have been exactly “friends,” perhaps simply neighbors.

Ina was born “Ina Estelle Printz” on April 23, 1886 and
grew up around Luray, Virginia, an area heavily populated with Printz
families. She married a Printz cousin, too,
Albin Othor Printz.

That was about 1906.
In 1910 they were living on Second Street, just across
the street from Sallie and two doors from Sallie’s sister and brother-in-law,
Vic and Decatur Breeden. Ina was caring
for her 2-year old son Earl while Albin worked as a carpenter.

By the time the divorce trial began in 1914, Albin and
Ina had moved several streets away, but Ina proved to be a solid witness just
the same.

Deposition of Ina Printz 1914Last names have been marked through to protect the privacy of living descendants.

By 1920, Ina had two more children, Hazel and Elmo. Albin was a car inspector for the railroad. While they were no longer Sallie’s neighbors, Ina was now a neighbor to Ulysses and Sadie Jollett, Sallie’s brother and sister-in-law.

In 1930, the census indicates the Printz family had added
one more child, Ramona. Albin had
returned to carpentry, which makes me wonder if he ever worked with my
great-grandfather Walter Davis (Sallie’s brother-in-law).

Ina died in 1933.
She and Albin are buried in the Coverstone Cemetery in Shenandoah where
many of my ancestors are also buried.

30 comments:

I think you are quite a loving person to take the time to research and write about the people who have touched your family. Very few people would do that. Thanks for stopping by my blog today. :-)The View from the Top of the Ladder

Seeing the court record of Ina's testimony made me think how much that procedure has changed and wonder if today's records will be quite so public in the future. I agree with Susie Mac....not many people would give so much time, effort and thought to the research and portrayal of non-family members. Interesting tidbit about her maiden name and married name. Guess that was legal in Virginia as in Georgia....oh my, those kissin' cousins.Sue at CollectInTexas Gal

Good question about the future of such records, especially with everyone's right to privacy. Right now many records aren't available for 75 years. I was a witness in my friend's divorce, but I think it was just a legal formality, nothing like Ina's testimony.

So few people actually take any interest in their own family history! Fewer take the time to reaseach and document it the way you are doing. Great job and great post!! Couldn't see the like button anywhere.

Hi Wendy - I've read a few of your stories today, you write so beautifully, your obvious curiosity in the people, neighbours and friends of your family helps to make all of this a fascinating glimpse into history. I'm glad we don't need witnesses to protect women from divorce anymore and Mr Harrison sounds like a fine character.

I love how you do this! Branching out and finding histories of people linked to your family rather than just family members directly...it builds such a bigger and wonderful picture. I'm enjoying these little snippets of history. Elle @ Erratic Project Junkie

"Ina" is a good name for an aunt -- the two go together.I was a witness for my friend in her divorce, but of course the circumstances were much different from Sallie's. I'm not sure I was very good -- I knew the answer to so few questions that the lawyer probably wondered if my friend just found me in the parking lot that morning.

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My name is Wendy. About twenty years ago, I helped my mother research the Jolletts. Since retiring from teaching, I have expanded my research which I share here. When I’m not looking for my own family, I index for FamilySearch and the Greene County Historical Society.
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